By Hillary Asbury - Around Thanksgiving I had to had surgery and I was wildly anxious. I had known for about a month that surgery was probably going to be my only treatment option, but when I went in for my surgical consult on a Wednesday and they told me to come back for surgery … Continue reading Little Paint Speck
By Joel A. Hess - January is a dark month. Christmas is over. Family has gone home. Decorations are down. The days are short. The nights are long. And in the northern Midwest it is downright freezing! The Winter blues even has a name: seasonal affective disorder, or winter depression. Apparently the lack of light … Continue reading Seasonal Affective Disorder & Epiphany
By Cindy Koch - “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Her eyes sparkled and grew a little bigger. Focusing into the future, somewhere beyond our present conversation, she released her hopeful dreams from within. I could see the inspiration of tomorrow lifting every little bit of her countenance. There in her … Continue reading Inspire our Children
By Paul Koch - Today we arrive at the twelfth day of Christmas. On the first day of Christmas, we celebrated the arrival of our Lord Jesus Christ, a partridge in a pear tree, born of Mary in the little town of Bethlehem. He came with the herald of God’s angels, appearing to shepherds tending … Continue reading Unlikely Guests
By Tim Winterstein - Watching a screen is more or less a passive activity, regardless of the film or show. And whether it's on the “more” side or the “less” side, watching can fulfill various purposes. I'm a fan of escapism at certain times. When my brain has been engaged throughout the day and under … Continue reading Happy as Lazzaro
By Paul Koch – The raising of a son is a noble and daunting task. In these days of safe spaces on college campuses and SJWs arguing over proper pronoun use, it is easy to get overwhelmed as to what is the best course of action. The time-honored traditions handed down from a father to … Continue reading Keeping the Perimeter with my Son
By Hillary Asbury - This month’s illustration is based on Exodus 19: 1 On the first day of the third month after the Israelites left Egypt—on that very day—they came to the Desert of Sinai. 2 After they set out from Rephidim, they entered the Desert of Sinai, and Israel camped there in the desert … Continue reading Illustration of the Month: Mount Sinai
